Maddie's Musings
My Blog Posts
I love writing, and never more than when it's about stuff I'm passionate about - usually birth, babies and parenting.
Distance Doulaing During Coronavirus: Keeping Contact and Connection
We might be stuck at home, but the wonders of the World Wide Web can bring us together, create and…
A Watched Pot Never Boils: Waiting for Labour to Begin
We have been lying to women for years. Labour doesn't 'start' when we are 3 or 4 or even 5…
Splashing Out on a Doula
Over the years I have read a lot of articles about doulas and whether we should charge for our services…
Mothering the Mother
I’m writing yet another ‘what is a doula and what do we do?’ article. Why? Because I was asked to…
Doula definitions & myth busting
According to the Oxford English dictionary a doula is A woman who gives assistance and advice to a new or…
The Milky Way: Doulas and Breastfeeding Support
This is a longer version of a chapter in my book Why Doulas Matter, published by Pinter and Martin “Some…
Tips from the milky coalface
The following article was written for and first appeared in my friend Naomi Kemeny's book 'Nurturing New Families'. A book not…
Freedom for Birth
What is Freedom for Birth? "Freedom for Birth" is more than just a film. It marks the beginning of a…
Doulas DO Make a Difference!
Survey Shows Doulas Have Significant Impact on Birth and Breastfeeding Chances of an intervention-free birth and successful breastfeeding increased with…
Vaginal Birth After Ceasarean – it IS possible, even after
Stan’s birth – a VBA2C. This story is shared with permission in the hopes that it will provide inspiration to…
